The Legend Of Zelda is a game that has been a Nintendo mainstay since the first title launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1986.

It was the third game, A Link To The Past in 1991 that really got the attention of gamers, along with widespread critical acclaim. Fast forward to 2013, with over 70 million sales in the series, Zelda is returning to its roots with The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

Now this direct sequel to the 1991 classic is shaping up to be one of the hottest games this holiday season. Zelda has never been a game for cheat codes and the like, but some exploits, along with a few handy tricks will have you rampaging around Hyrule like a pro.

StreetPass Exploits

Never Lose In A Shadow Link Battle

If you’re facing off against Shadow Link in a StreetPass session, make sure that you save your game just before the battle. If things don’t go your way, just turn reset your 3DS and you will be returned to the saved game prior to the battle. You can keep entering the battle until you defeat your opponent.

Get The 999 Bounty Shadow Link

When configuring your own Shadow Link for others to battle in StreetPass mode, you might have noticed the bounty associated with your character. Depending on your progress and in-game items the bounty associated with your character will change. If you want to have the maximum bounty (along with top bragging rights), you will need to configure your Link exactly as below;

A More Difficult Shadow Link With Lower Bounty

You can make your Shadow Link even harder to beat by equipping potions to refill his life meter. Just replace any of the weapons in the empty slots with potions. Your bounty will go down but your opponents will have less chance of beating you.

Look through houses and stores for paintings and decorations that link can move behind. In your house you can move behind Majora’s mask on the wall to make it look as though you’re wearing it. The Stylish Woman from Kakariko Village also has a lipstick stain on the wall of her house that Link can merge with to create an amusing scene.

There are many paintings of Rupees (the in game currency) scattered throughout locations in both Hyrule and Lorule. Merging behind any of these will grant you free Rupees.

Easy Money Found In The Game

Once you’ve collected and purchased all the main items in the game, money becomes of little consequence but until then, you will want to get your hands on all the Rupees that you can. The characters tipped below will certainly help you out with that!

If you head to the upper right areas of Lorule, a small cave can be found, sheltering a single, cowardly hinox. If you talk to him he will respond with ‘leave me in peace’, offering you 5 rupees to do so. Each time that he offers you a reward you can accept or declining and each time you decline he will increase the reward. Don’t accept until he offers 100 Rupees, after which you can exit the cave. Make sure you don’t decline the offer of 100 because the Hinox will become upset and attack you, and in this state, he is invincible.

Unlimited Heart Refills

You can probably file this one under unrealistic, but at VisiHow, we aren’t going to tell you how to spend your free time.

If you can survive the Cucco Run Mini Game for 999.99 seconds (that’s 16 minutes and 40 seconds!) you will be rewarded with a giant Cucco and be proclaimed the Cuccomaster. The Cucco will now remain in front of the mini game pen and give you infinite hearts to refill your life whenever you need them. Pausing repeatedly helps immensely; especially after reaching 300 seconds and onwards.

Glitch: Super Bug Net Boss Battle

True to Zelda form, the final boss battle with Yuga involves a segment where you will need to deflect magic shots using your Master Sword. If you previously collected the Super Bug Net (read on to the next section if you don’t have it yet) you can actually use this to a much greater effect in the second stage of the battle. Simply equip the net and deflect the magic shots. The benefit of using the net is that the swing is so long you can deflect two hits with one movement. You won’t need to worry about switching back to the Master Sword either because you can finish off Yuga using the net.

Collect Maiamais

Collecting Maiamais is not just a pointless side task. Grab all of them that you can find, because returning them to their mother will get you some unique and powerful upgrades that aren't available any other way.

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In the step: "The Cowardly Hinox. If you head to the upper right areas of Lorule, a small cave can be found, sheltering a single, cowardly hinox. If you talk to him he will respond with ‘leave me in peace’, offering you 5 rupees to do so. Each time that he offers you a reward you can accept or declining and each time you decline he will increase the reward. Don’t accept until he offers 100 Rupees, after which you can exit the cave. Make sure you don’t decline the offer of 100 because the Hinox will become upset and attack you, and in this state, he is invincible."

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